29 Things You Can Do To Become Better At Self-Care

Because if you don’t take care of you first, you won’t be able to take care of anyone else.

In case no one’s ever let you know this; you are the most important person in your life.

Yep, you.

Not your SO, not your best friend, not your kids; you.

Because if you’re not emotionally, mentally and physically strong and healthy, you’re not going to be much use to those people anyway.

So despite what we’ve been taught as women about putting ourselves last and selflessly sacrificing our time, energy and mental health for our relationships, families and careers, we should actually be prioritizing our own self-care. Because that’s the only route to true health and happiness, in all areas of our lives.

Self-care is the foundation on which we can build brilliant, successful relationships and lives, and the good news is, it starts with small, simple actions that needn’t involve you rescheduling your entire day or feeling more overwhelmed than you already do.

So try these easy, everyday actions (even if you can only start with one or two) and practice this mantra each morning while you’re at it: “I am the most important person in my life”…

1. Take a long, interrupted hot bath with candles lit and your fave music playing.